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K-netizens Excited Over the Casting of Rising Actor Kim Jae Won as the Male Lead of Yumi’s Cells 3 Opposite Kim Go Eun

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 15, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 14, 2025

The unexpected surprise that is young actor Lee Chae Min being totally on point in tvN weekend drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty may be starting a trend. Because this week attention from K-netizens are on rising actor Kim Jae Won who earlier had been cast as the male lead in Yumi’s Cells 3 but didn’t get as much coverage then. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Jae Won, Yumi's Cells | 2 Replies

Relative Rookie Kim Jae Won Cast as Male Lead Shin Soon Rok in Season 3 of Yumi’s Cells Opposite Kim Go Eun

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2025 by ockoalaMay 19, 2025
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Well this is a wildly out of left field and unexpected male lead casting. I along with probably the majority of viewers of Yumi’s Cells just went on a major Google fest to find out who this newb male actor is haha. Young and relative rookie K-actor Kim Jae Won has been confirmed to play Yumi’s third and final love … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Kim Go Eun, Kim Jae Won, Yumi's Cells

Netizens Unearth Picture From 19 Years Ago in Fantasy Boy Band Assemblage with Bae Yong Joon as Center Surrounded by Jo In Sung, Jang Hyun, Kim Jae Won, and Cha Seung Won

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 19, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 19, 2023
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Seeing this never before seen (by me at least) picture from nearly two decades ago brings back so many memories! OMG this is like right after the Winter Sonata craze and when everyone was still at their start/peak era. A picture has been making the rounds showing five top male leads in K-ent in what looks like a boy band … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Bae Yong Joon, Cha Seung Won, Jang Hyuk, Jo In Sung, Kim Jae Won

The Smiling Cast of SBS Weekend Drama Let Me Introduce Her Color Coordinated at Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2018
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I’m a sucker for a good group selfie and this is just adorable as the cast of weekend drama Let Me Introduce Her (About Her) showed off their brightest smiles and best knee bends for the ladies. Even better is how perfectly the cast is color and outfit coordinated, this was a concerted group effort to dress in different colors … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Eun Jung, Jo Hyun Jae, Kim Jae Won, Nam Sang Mi, Yang Jin Sung

Makjang Mood Permeates Dramatic Teaser for Weekend Drama About Her with Nam Sang Mi and Kim Jae Won

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 6, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 5, 2018
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There is already so much makjang slathered on upcoming SBS weekend drama About Her it might be the reason the background color looks so grey and overcast in the teaser preview. While normally the love story between a plastic surgeon and his patient under the knife feels rather icky, this time Nam Sang Mi’s character goes for a full facial … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged About Her, Han Eun Jung, Jo Hyun Jae, Kim Jae Won, Nam Sang Mi

Nam Sang Mi Looks Prettily Confused in First Stills for SBS Weekend Drama About Her

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 28, 2018 by ockoalaJune 27, 2018
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I’m glad that I can still get excited for a K-drama based on casting, I was feeling burnt out a few years ago but then found a new balance on how to keep watching dramas and write about it without it turning into a monotonous chore. That reset has kept the fire alive and it feels like a throwback to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged About Her, Jo Hyun Jae, Kim Jae Won, Nam Sang Mi

SBS Weekend Drama About Her with Nam Sang Mi, Kim Jae Won, and Jo Hyun Jae Round Out Decent Supporting Cast

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 8, 2018 by ockoalaJune 8, 2018
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The moving parts that went into assembling the next SBS weekend drama unexpectedly rounded up not just leads I like but a supporting cast that’s also quite solid. Currently SBS drama Secret Mother is piling on the lies, makjang, and conflict, but once it wraps the next drama About Her will pull a plastic surgery and memory loss double whammy … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged About Her, Jinwoon, Jo Hyun Jae, Kang Hoon, Kim Jae Won, Nam Sang Mi, Yang Jin Sung

Jo Hyun Jae Joins Kim Jae Won and Nam Sang Mi in Weekend Drama If It Is Her

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 23, 2018 by ockoalaMay 23, 2018
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Growing older can be a fight against the tides or the accepting of something that feels inevitable and rather heartfelt. I subscribe to the latter which means I’m happy to hear that Jo Hyun Jae is joining the weekend drama If It is Her along with confirmed leads Nam Sang Mi and Kim Jae Won. It’s like all my favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged If It Is Her, Jo Hyun Jae, Kim Jae Won, Nam Sang Mi

Kim Jae Won and Nam Sang Mi Cast as Leads for SBS Mystery Romance If It Is Her

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2018 by ockoalaMay 18, 2018
Young man and woman in stylish outfits.

Ooooh, I like this casting very much especially for a weekend drama. SBS has cast Kim Jae Won and Nam Sang Mi as the leads for its next weekend drama called If It Is Her, taking over the time slot in early July from Secret Mother. The drama sounds melo but in a throwback hilarious face-changing way. Nam Sang Mi … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged If It Is Her, Kim Jae Won, Nam Sang Mi

Lee Yeon Hee and Kim Jae Won Make Glorious Royals in New Stills From Splendid Politics

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 26, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2015
Woman in traditional blue Korean attire.

I love me some Cha Seung Won, can never get enough of this charismatic veteran leading man, but seeing only stills of him in the upcoming MBC long sageuk Splendid Politics (Hwajung) is starting to feel like a three legged stool missing two other legs. Where’s the other two leads Lee Yeon Hee and Kim Jae Won? Thankfully MBC heard … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Jae Won, Lee Yeon Hee, Splendid Politics

Drama Script Reading Double Dose: The Girl Who Sees Smells and Splendid Politics

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2015
Cast members at a table reading session.

With winter wrapping up, spring-like warm weather is a-coming and so are two new prime time K-dramas. To save me the hassle of doing separate posts on them, MBC‘s upcoming 50-episode long sageuk Splendid Politics (Hwajung) held its first cast script reading on the same week as SBS‘s trendy The Girl Who Sees Smells (formerly known as Sensory Couple but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Kim Jae Won, Kim So Hyun, Lee Sung Min, Lee Yeon Hee, Namgong Min, Shin Se Kyung, Splendid Politics, The Girl Who Sees Smells, Yoochun, Yoon Jin Seo

MBC Long Sageuk Splendid Politics Starts Filming with Epic Cast

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2015
Three stylish individuals at a public event.

Currently MBC‘s Mon-Tues fusion sageuk Shine or Go Crazy is comfortably leading the ratings for its time slot, but fifty episode long sageuks don’t just materialize out of thin air so all eyes are on followup drama Splendid Politics (Hwajung, or could be called Princess Jungmyung). Usually MBC does its long sageuk earlier in the year but Splendid Politics won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Joo Wan, Hwajung, Kim Jae Won, Lee Yeon Hee, Seo Kang Joon, Splendid Politics

Kim Jae Won Joins MBC Epic Sageuk Alongside Cha Seung Won and Lee Yeon Hee

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 30, 2015 by ockoalaJanuary 30, 2015

Yay for a shining light of drama casting news to wrap up January on an upbeat note. I thought casting was complete for the leads of the upcoming MBC epic 50-episode sageuk Princess Jeongmyung (Splendid Politics) after signing on Cha Seung Won and Lee Yeon Hee with a side of pretty boy Seo Kang Joon playing the princess love interest. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Kim Jae Won, Lee Sung Min, Lee Yeon Hee, Seo Kang Joon

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